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Photoshop Photo Tip 21 Photoshop Photo Tip 27
Behind Window Photo
By: Tedric Garrison
Sometimes when taking pictures of objects (windows for example)
the subject comes off as cold and lifeless. What better way to add
life to a picture, than to add a life into the picture? Of course this
can be done with other objects as well, but for now let's just start
by adding a lady in the window.
Step 1. Open the two
photos you want to
combine.
Step 2. Open the "Magnetic
Lasso Tool" (Arrow A).
Using that tool** draw
around the part of the
subject you want to
keep (Arrow B).
**Other photoshop tips
have already shown
several ways to separate
subject from background,
choose your favorite.
Step 3. Using the "Marquee
Tool" (Arrow A) click on
your newly highlighted
subject (hold in your left
mouse button), and drag
it onto your desired
background.
When you let go of the
image it will have a light
rectangle around the
subject with small
squares placed on the
corners and sides.
These smaller squares are
called "handles" (Arrow B).
Step 4. Enlarge the over-
all image size (background
photo) using the "Zoom
Tool" so you can see
more detail.
Using one of the corner
"handles" on your image
will allow you to shrink
the image without
distorting it. (Arrow A)
Place the image inside
the window frame.
Step 5. Open the "Layers"
dialog box, and make sure
the background layer is
selected (Arrow A).
Then using the "Marquee
Tool" (Arrow B), draw
a box around the window
itself (just the glass area).
(Arrow C).
This will create a new layer
directly above the back-
ground layer.
Step 6. Drag the new
layer to the top (Arrow A)
Click on "Opacity" to
reveal a slider bar that let's
you adjust the transparency
of the level you just placed
on top (Arrow B).
Make sure you can see
both the subject and the
window cross bars.
(Arrow C).
Step 7. Click the layer
with the woman on it to
make it the active layer.
(Arrow A).
Add a layer mask by
clicking the icon of a
dark rectangle with a
white circle. (Arrow B)
Make sure the mask
itself is now active,
NOT the lady.
Using the "Paint Brush
Tool" (Arrow C) select
a small brush to paint in
the window panes.
Step 8. Make sure the
Mask is active (Arrow A)
Make sure black is the
foreground color.
(Arrow B)
Select a small solid brush
size using the "Paint Brush
Tool" (Arrow C)
Now carefully paint back
in the window pane
frames into the picture.
(Arrow D)
Step 9. If you make a
mistake you can also
"clean up" the mask by
reversing the foreground
color.
Make sure you are
painting on the Mask
area (Arrow A).
Change the foreground
color to white (Arrow B).
This will allow you "un
paint" any areas where
you may have had extra
black (Arrow C).
Step 10. Go to the word
"Layer" across the top
menu, then down to
"flatten image" before
you save.
When you do save, use
the "Save As" feature
so you can give your
finished project it's own
new name.
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